Voting the nationalistic Serbian Progressive Party into power reflects, in part, disillusionment with the Democratic Party.
Whither Serbia’s Future When Its Citizens Elect “The Undertaker” President?
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Europe & Central Asia
A Focal Points Roundtable: Is the Taliban Losing?
A panel of experts looks at the U.S. and NATO end game in Afghanistan.
Bulgarians Wear Their Pessimism as a Badge
In a 2009 Gallup poll, Bulgaria ranked at the bottom of the world in their view of what life would be like for them five years hence.
Magnitsky Act and Dima Yakovlev Bill Revive Cold War
If it weren’t for punitive acts by the United States, Russia wouldn’t have banned adoptions by Americans.
Bulgaria’s Educated Among Those Most Likely to Discriminate Against Roma
The “Decade of Roma Inclusion” has run into resistance by, of all people, the educated of Bugaria.
Magnitsky Act Backlash
The Magnitsky Act imposes asset freezes and visa bans on Russian officials suspected to be responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky, who accused the Russian IRS of tax fraud and later died in jail.
Pakistanis Pay Price for CIA Use of Doctor as Asset in bin Laden Raid
Islamist extremists have been targeting Pakistani women who work for the UN administering polio vaccines.
Afghanistan: Avoiding Default
Although most Washington policymakers would simply prefer that Afghanistan disappear, they must still come up with a politically palatable solution regarding U.S. involvement. Here are three scenarios for how the U.S. might manage its involvement in the country between now and 2014.
Maybe David Brooks Could Teach Gen. Petraeus and the Kagans a Thing or Two About Humility
Were conservative Washington think-tankers helping determine U.S. strategy in Afghanistan?
Does Pakistan’s National Pride Hinge on India Considering It a Threat?
Pakistan may not frighten India as much as it would like.